Advancing Software Product Management in an AI-driven Europe

Europe combines world-class research, established industries, ambitious startups and scale-ups, and a growing AI ecosystem. ISPMA Europe brings these worlds together to help shape the next generation of Software Product Management.

Our ambition is simple: strengthen the bridge between academia and industry. We want research to create real-world impact, while the challenges faced by product organizations inspire better research, education, frameworks, and professional practices.

This mission becomes even more important as Artificial Intelligence fundamentally changes how products are discovered, validated, built, and scaled. As building becomes faster and more accessible, the ability to decide what to build, validate assumptions, prioritize effectively, and turn ideas into business value becomes more—not less—important.

ISPMA Europe will focus on several areas where we believe our community can make a meaningful difference:

• Bridge academia and industry by connecting European researchers, universities, product leaders, and companies around real Product Management challenges.
• Explore AI-native Product Management and how AI changes discovery, validation, decision-making, Product Engineering, and the role of the Product Manager itself.
• Connect startups, scale-ups, and enterprises so organizations at different stages can learn from each other’s approaches to innovation and Product Management.
• Strengthen European competitiveness and digital sovereignty by exploring how Product Management can help organizations make deliberate choices around AI, technology, data, ecosystems, and strategic dependencies.
• Expand academic and corporate partnerships through applied research, education, case studies, knowledge exchange, and joint initiatives.
• Build a strong European community connecting product professionals, researchers, educators, students, founders, and executives across countries and disciplines.
• Invest in professional development through ISPMA’s Body of Knowledge, certification, education, and new opportunities for lifelong learning.

Speaking of what comes next—the ISPMA Software Product Management Summit Europe will bring together product leaders, researchers, executives, entrepreneurs, and educators from across Europe to explore the future of Product Management, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Sovereignty.

ISPMA Europe is building on a strong global foundation while creating new connections between research, industry, education, and the rapidly evolving world of AI.

The next chapter of Software Product Management is being written now. Let’s shape it together!